The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-26

some Of your friends above the rail-
road?
A number of counterfeit silver dollars
are said to be in circulation, They are
good imitation of the genuine, and
there is very little difference in the
ring; the spurious coin is lighter, how
ever, than the genuine and the fancy
work around the eagle is not as finely
executed, The counterfeit bears the
date 1884,
The Sect. of Woodlawn W. G. T. U.
sent us a notice of meeting of the SO
ciety to be held in the Hopeweil NJ. E.
Church on Sunday afternoon last at
which all election of officers would
take place, but the faithful carrier with
whom the notice was intrusted, depos
tied the letter in the P. o. here the day
after the paper was printed.
Robt. Shippers, an Is year old Son of
J. K. Shippers of Union, was found in
sensible in the field where he had been
blowing. and was unable to account
for his illness, which is quite remark
able, but probably caused by the intense
heat that has oppressed men and ami
mails so severely this summer.
On Wednesday festival and ''jug
breaking" in the interest of New Leeds
church was advertised to be held. But
why break the jugs? What benefit can
aceure to the church from the wanton
destruction of crockery. Better have
employed Jno, NJ. Terrell to auction
off the jugs and applied the proceeds to
the benefit of the church.
The town of Galena in Kent Co.,
near the Cecil line, narrowly escaped
destruction on Saturday last. Three
buildings were burned in the centre OF
the town. The general store and dwell
ling of w. A. Whitaker and furnit-
ure store adjoining the dwelling. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
sparks escaping from the furnace OF
the foundry of VIM. A. Hyland.
UVisiting, party and wedding
cards in any style. Order OF the
MIDLAND office.
Dysentery is reported making its APP
pearance in some parts of the neighbour
hood At intervals of Is to 20 years
dysentery in epidemic form shows
itself in this section of country. The
disease is apt to appear after hot wet
summer followed by COLI nights, and it
prevails chiefly over the stiff clay soil
regions, and not to any extent over the
sandy soils. Persons should be on their
guard and check the disease in its in.
sipient stage.
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A joint stock company isabout being
organized in Kennett Square for the
manufacture of wagons. The same
thing should be done here, not for the
manufacture of wagons alone but for
the manufacture of cultivators, }. c.
Bird being the patentee of one of the
best implements out. The manufac'
ture Of good many other implements
could readily be turned out by the same
machinery. The advantage to the
company of having the inventor to
look after the work and add improve
ments where experience pointed out
additions and alterations could be made
with profit.
Washington Turner's barn was
struck by lightning on Monday after
noon and burned, Mr.. Turner lives
near Lincoln, and is an uncle of DR..
Turner of Rising Sun.
The barn contained about 60 tons of
hay, the wheat crop of the farm, a four
horse wagon, a new trotting wagon,
grain fan and other implements, which
were burned, together with three large
stacks of oats adjourning. BY great
exertion the horsesand other stock were
saved with number of farm nipple
ments The barn and contents had
$1,000 insurance on them in the Chester
County Mutual. There was no rod on
the building.
There will be an extra meeting of the
Maryland Farmers Association in Bal
timore on Wednesday, Sept. 14th for
the purpose of considering the report
which has been agreed upon by the
committee on taxation. The meeting